Chyrisse Heine: another OAM to add to the list
It looked like being the first time in ten years we did not miss an awardee in the Australia Days Honours – but then we learned about Chyrisse Heine in Victoria who is a recipient of an OAM.
Chyrisse Heine
Professor Chyrisse HEINE, VIC
For service to speech pathology.
Speech and Hearing Project
- Founder and Director, since 2018.
Speech Pathology Australia
- Accreditor of University courses, since 2021.
- Hearing Health Alliance representing Speech Pathology Australia, since 2021.
- Vice President (Communications), 2020-2021.
- Director, 2015-2021.
- Member, Professional Standards Advisory Committee, 2019-2020.
- Member, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee, 2017-2019.
- Member, Governance Committee, 2016-2017.
- Member, Steering Committee 2030, 2015-2016.
- Member, Aged Care Working Party, 2015-2019.
- Fellow, since 2010.
- Member, Professional Self-Regulation Program, since 2002.
- Member, Private Practitioners Association/ Private Practice Members Network, since 2006.
Professional – Other
- Discipline Lead Speech Pathology, Federation University Australia, since 2021.
- Member, Victorian Aboriginal State Ear and Speech Health Group, since 2019.
- Director, Chyrisse Heine and Associates, since 2002.
- Member, Independent Audiologists Australia, 2012-2019.
- Member, Audiology Australia, since 1988.
- Director, Speech Language Hearing Centre, 1991-1994.
- Range of Audiology/Speech Pathology roles, South Africa, 1982-1988.
Education
- Professor and Discipline Lead, Speech Pathology, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, since 2021.
- Lecturer, short course teaching, Danang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy and University of Medicine and Pharmacy, in Ho Chi Minh City, 2021.
- Associate Professor and Former Lecturer, Speech Pathology, Department of Community and Clinical Allied Health, La Trobe University, 2000-2020, and 1990-1994 (formerly Lincoln School of Health Sciences).
- Associate Professor, Curriculum Development, University of Technology Sydney, 2018-2019.
- Unit Co-ordinator/Lecturer, Southern Cross University, 2014-2017.
- Sessional Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, 2015-2016 and 2003-2008.
- Senior Research Fellow, School of Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, 2009-2014.
Research and Publications
- Research interests include Central Auditory Processing Disorder, age-related Dual Sensory Loss, hearing loss and its effect on communication and quality of life, student service learning programs and volunteering in majority-world countries.
- Co-Leader, Healthy Ageing Research Group, La Trobe University, 2016-2020.
- Member, Review Editorial Board, Frontiers in Public Health and Promotion, 2014-2020.
- Guest Editor, International Journal of Speech, Language Pathology, 2009-2010.
- Co-Editor, Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 2005-2006.
- Co-Editor, Speech Pathology Australia Conference Proceedings, 2006-2008.
Cambodia
- Leader, Speech and Hearing Team, Cambodia Vision, since 2016.
- Volunteer, Speech Therapy Cambodia, 2016-2018.
- Senior Adviser, Cambodia Speech Therapy Program, Capacity Building for Disability Cooperation, Phnom Penh, 2013-2017.
Community – Other
- Speaker, Cambodian community in Victoria, since 2015.
- Volunteer, numerous organisations in Cambodia, since 2013.
- Board Member, Mount Scopus College, 1989-2006.
Chryisse told J-Wire: “It is an absolute honour to receive this award. As a migrant to this country, I never thought I would know anyone in my professions and to have had the opportunities I have had over the years is a privilege.
I have worked with students, impoverished communities, clients, families and broader communities and understand the importance of communication. The gift of giving far exceeds the giving itself and I am humbled to receive an award for something I am so passionate about.”
Being a board member of Mount Scopus was the major clue we missed!
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